Koopman - Portrait of Henry Ralph Koopman II
Oval portrait on cardboard mount. Photo probably graphed by wife, Katie. Slightly retouched mustache and side burns, c1894. Inscriptions typed on paper taped to rear of the photo "H. R. Koopman First President of the South End Merchants Association organized May 12, 1894 He served six years". The South End Merchants Association was formed immediately following the Pullman Strike. The Association was comprised of businessmen from Roseland and likely nearby Kensington and donated food and clothing to starving Pullman families. Koopman, having just published his Pullman picture book, "The City of Brick" in 1893 had temporarily given up photography and had entered into a partnership with his brother-in-law to operate a grocery store. The two "gave away the store" during the relief effort and disolved the partnership. Koopman soon resumed photography at the old stand for another 10 years and later worked part-time as a photographer for the Pullman Company. The Merchants organization he co-founded later became the South End Chamber of Commerce and maintained a building on Michigan Avenue until about 1973.
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| Title | Koopman - Portrait of Henry Ralph Koopman II |
| Description | Oval portrait on cardboard mount. Photo probably graphed by wife, Katie. Slightly retouched mustache and side burns, c1894. Inscriptions typed on paper taped to rear of the photo "H. R. Koopman First President of the South End Merchants Association organized May 12, 1894 He served six years". The South End Merchants Association was formed immediately following the Pullman Strike. The Association was comprised of businessmen from Roseland and likely nearby Kensington and donated food and clothing to starving Pullman families. Koopman, having just published his Pullman picture book, "The City of Brick" in 1893 had temporarily given up photography and had entered into a partnership with his brother-in-law to operate a grocery store. The two "gave away the store" during the relief effort and disolved the partnership. Koopman soon resumed photography at the old stand for another 10 years and later worked part-time as a photographer for the Pullman Company. The Merchants organization he co-founded later became the South End Chamber of Commerce and maintained a building on Michigan Avenue until about 1973. |
| Subjects | Koopman,_Henry_Ralph_and_family; |
| Creator | H. R. Keepman Photographer |
| Date | 1894-00-00 |
| Format | Photograph (all forms) |
| Identifier | 10037: PF2007.27.128 |
| Rights | The Pullman State Historic Site provides reproductions of items from its collections for personal or research use. If an image is to be reproduced in any type of publication or on the web, written permission is required and use fees may be assessed. Digitization of some of the items in this collection was developed pursuant to a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, an Office of the Secretary of State using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act. |
| Collection | Paul Petraitis Collection; Pullman State Historic Site |
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